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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1981

Page

4

Editorial Page Opinion Reflects Diverse Views

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Congress Cuts And Capitol Hill Spending Debate

The article argues lawmakers favor reducing government costs while sparing a safety net for the truly needy, noting congressional spending and staffing have ballooned despite stable member counts. It calls Congress to prune its own expenses as part of broader budget cuts. It includes a reproduced NIE R8 005 paragraph on gender language usage.

Congress Ronald Reagan Senate Reagan House David Stockman Capitol Hill Executive Branch Legislative Branch National Institute For Education Department of Education

Public Broadcasting Faces Budget Cut Debate

Washington officials consider a 25 percent CPB funding reduction from 172 million dollars for the next year. Critics call CPB costly and bloated, urging private and philanthropic funding as NPR could be downsized or eliminated.

Washington Corporation For Public Broadcasting CPB Public Broadcasting Peter Fannon National Association of Public Broadcasting Stations CPR National Public Radio Frank Mankiewicz NPR Daniel Shorr Pauline Fredrick Morton Kondracke The New PBS Ralph Bennett Reader's Digest

The Plight Of The Auto Industry In Congress And TV

Washington editorials argue auto industry protections risk higher prices for consumers and urge relief through deregulation and tax incentives. The piece also notes protectionist quotas proposed by Danford and Bentsen and discusses broader policy tradeoffs amid auto union pressures. The Jonestown tragedy is connected to NBCs handling of cult brainwashing stories, with sources alleging suppressed coverage and threats influencing editorial decisions.

Washington U.S Congress Reagan Auto Union America Japan Sens John Danford R-Mo Lloyd Bentsen D-Texas United States Jonestown Guyana NBC News Synanon NBC Peoples Temple Jim Jones Fred Silverman RCA Board Arthur Griffiths FBI Paul Morantz Silverman Lester Crystal Variety Patricia Lynch Indy Badhwar Gordon Lindsay California State Department State Lindsay Steve Katsaris Maria Jones Jim Siegelman

Will Rethinking Capital Punishment in wake of Judy case

George F. Will argues for reconsidering capital punishment after Indiana execution of Steven Judy. He details Judy's brutal crimes starting from age 13, his parole failures, and the murder of three children, then reflects on deterrence and moral symmetry in punishment, acknowledging shifts in his own view and supporting the death penalty as a deterrent and moral response.

Washington Steven Judy Judy Indiana America Illinois Thermore

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